Powerflex or Cupra bushes?

[jacko_86]

My car seriously needs a set of front wishbone bushes (front and rear). Lots of play in the wheel when pulled rear and aft. My question is would I be better off going for a set of Powerflex bushes or the OEM Cupra ones? Powerflex comes to about £70 on motorsportworld.co.uk.

Any help much appreciated!

Cheers in advance!

 

[Ibiza 130 tdi]

I think the powerflex ones are a bit harder. Make the ride a bit harder. If im on about the right thing.

 

[Tall-Paul]

Get the powerflex for the front of the front wishbone and the cupra ones for the rear of the front wishbone. Its the best set up you can get

 

[jacko_86]

Not too bothered about a harder ride, just gettin a bit sick of no responsive turn-in, quite laggy at the mo!

Are you running standard bushes at the front?

 

[jacko_86]

Tall Paul,

You running that set-up then? How much were the Cupra rear bushes? You go to a stealer?

 

[Tall-Paul]

Yeh thats what ive got and any vag tuner will agree with me. Think they were £6 each and yes i went to the dealers

You'll definately notice a difference because the sport bushes are terrible!

 

[Aimez]

cool advice will use this advice myself

 

[jacko_86]

Yeah thanks for the advice guys will definately go down that route!

One last question, Tall Paul you got the part numbers for the Cupra bits??

No probs if you don't!

Cheers matey!

 

[RUM4MO]

The dealer will sell you the correct ones - just ask for the Ibiza Cupra TCA bushes - the p/n starts with 6LL - you can find the rest of the info on sites like www.briskoda.net as they have been using them for a LONG time. You might also want to buy the "assembling lubricant" as the Cupra bush is sleeved in aluminium and the console it fits into is aluminium!!! In case you did not know, all of these VAG cars on this platform (except the Audi A2) use voided bushes - its only the Cupra that gets the correct solid bush. Unless you are really keen and have f'd the small front bush, I'd just change the rear one - the front one is part of the TCA that is why you can only replace it with aftermarket or maybe an Audi A2 one. Finally getting this work done, if you take the TCAs off the car will mean getting a four wheel alignment done - which might be a good thing to do anyway if only to correct any pot hole induced problems or factory mis-alignment. Proper VAG indep specialist can sort all of this out.

 

[Tall-Paul]

Not sure if i'll be able to find it, as soon as I mentioned it to SEAT they knew what I wanted as its a popular mod and they had them on the shelf I just asked for front wishbone rear cupra bushes.

If i find it i'll let you know!

 

[mixupz]

Most dealers are on back order by popular demand for the cupra bushes now

 

[Aimez]

didnt realise you had to get 4 wheel allinment done if you fit new bushes, looks like i wont be doing this untill i have enought money for this and the coilovers and allinement get it all done at once, so expensive!

 

[mixupz]

Thats the modding bug for you...

 

[RUM4MO]

The Seat p/n for the correct solid bush is 6LL407183 - as I said already, check www.briskoda.net for proper advice on this task - see the Technical Guide section in the discussion forum.

 

[jacko_86]

What a response I wasn't expecting that much information. That'll see me right. Popped to Seat in Huddersfield and they had no idea what I wanted, having the part number for the fron-rear bushes should speed things up a bit!

Cheers

 

[depresion]

Tall-Paul do you know the part number of the powerflex bushes? Just had a quick look on Awesome without any luck.

 

[Tall-Paul]

You only want the front wishbone front bush: PFF85-601

The front wishbone rears are rubbish inserts for the standard sport/fr bushes. The cupra is a much better replacement

http://www.powerflex.co.uk/products.asp?cat=0029&catalog=0729&submit1.x=21&submit1.y=9

 

[T. Spark]

You only want the front wishbone front bush: PFF85-601

The front wishbone rears are rubbish inserts for the standard sport/fr bushes. The cupra is a much better replacement

http://www.powerflex.co.uk/products.asp?cat=0029&catalog=0729&submit1.x=21&submit1.y=9

Its true, I have the same set up on mine, have done for years... and I think we can all agree (Paul!) mine handles alright doesnt it

 

[lukekbrown]

If i buy all these parts how much will it cost to fit them at a garage? Is it a difficult job?

 

[Tall-Paul]

Its true, I have the same set up on mine, have done for years... and I think we can all agree (Paul!) mine handles alright doesnt it

Yeh this set up certainly does handle well mark!

I think I paid 2-3 hours labour to get mine fitted, inc geo set-up